Legal Opinion
Crespo v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2011No. 09-2214PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
Franklin Eduardo Crespo, a citizen and native of Peru, petitions for review of the denial of his 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h) waiver. Crespo contends that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in determining that a 1997 adjudication under Virginia Code § 18.2-251 for possession of marijuana qualified as a “conviction” under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(48)(A). Because the plain language of § 1101(a)(48)(A) does not encompass Crespo’s 1997…
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